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Independent Living Matters

Newsletter of Independent Living Resources

Winter 2008, Volume 15, Number 4

Voluntary Emergency Registry Available

Joint Project of Multnomah County and City of Portland

By Barry K. Quamme, ILR Executive Director

In the aftermath of the human tragedy of Hurricane Katrina,

community leaders began a process in our region to explore the

benefits of creating a "Voluntary Emergency Registry" for the

elderly and people with disabilities.

After input from a wide range of stakeholders, Multnomah County

and the City of Portland are launching a new system designed so

that consumers can self-identify their desire to receive

assistance with emergency evacuation. The Voluntary Emergency

Registry provides a tool for the elderly and people with

disabilities to receive help if they cannot remain in their homes

without assistance or cannot evacuate without special notice.

By voluntarily registering, your contact information is shared

with The Bureau of Emergency Communication (911) and other

emergency response personnel. A registrant can request to be

flagged for all emergencies or for disaster only. This registry's

purpose is to ensure that in time of evacuation people get the

help they need.

You can register online at

Follow these steps to reach the application: First click: Seniors

& People with Disabilities for Oregon, Second click: Multnomah

County, and Finally click at the bottom of the page: Voluntary

Emergency Registry.

You may also download the 4-page application then mail or Fax it

to one of the following:

City of Portland Disability Program

1221 SW 4th Ave. Suite 110

Portland, OR 97204

Fax: 503-823-3050

or

Aging & Disability Services

421 SW Oak Street, Suite 510

Portland,

OR 97204-1810

Fax: 503-988-3656

If this appeals to you as a resource for living more

independently, we encourage you to consider registering.

NW Independent Living Matters is the quarterly newsletter of

Independent Living Resources distributed to consumers, families,

professionals, and friends.

We welcome comments and articles: publication depends on space

available and is subject to editing. Submission deadlines are

2/15, 5/15, 8/15 and 11/15.

Please send submissions to Christopher Eason, NWILM Editor, at:

Email: christopher@, or

Mail: Independent Living Resources

2410 SE 11th Ave.

Portland, OR 97214-5308



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requests or address changes to: ilrdb@, or call

503-232-7411.

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Advertising in NWILM implies no endorsement of any product,

service or individual by ILR, its staff, or Board of Directors.

Each advertiser bears sole responsibility for the accuracy of

their advertisement, and for any liability that may result.

ILR Board of Directors

Steve Weiss............ President

Connie Kramer.........Vice-President

Barbara Spencer........Treasurer

Roger Meyer............Secretary

Matthew McClellan

Pam VanderVeer

Sue Vonderheit

Barry Quamme, Executive Director

I recently attended the ADA Symposium for the Northwest Region.

This two-day event brought together people with disabilities,

social service providers, business leaders and attorneys to

discuss the ADA and other current issues. I listened to

presentations on reintegrating returning veterans, best practices

for reasonable accommodation, accessibility guidelines, and the

history of the ADA. Here are some free resources you may find

helpful.

Disability Business Technical Assistance Center

Provides information on the ADA to all who request it.

ADA Technical Assistance Hotline

1-800-949-4232 V/TTY or

Job Accommodation Network

(JAN) assists people with disabilities gain employment. Provides

worksite accommodation solutions, technical assistance,

information on self-employment options.

Job Accommodation Network jan.wvu.edu/

1-800-526-7234 (V); 1-877-781-9403 (TTY)

FEMA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a

TOPOFF-4 excercise in Portland. I attended this bi-annual event.

This was FEMA's first exercise using people with disabilities. I

believe it was a wonderful experience for both FEMA and

Portland's Emergency Response Team. FEMA received much-needed

training on the needs of people with disabilities. Now that FEMA

has Cindy Daniel as their disability coordinator, they hope to

better meet the needs of people with disabilities.

DEBT-FREE HOLIDAYS

For many people the holidays are a wonderful time to visit family

and friends, and share in the spirit of giving. But the holidays

can also strain even the best of budgets. Here are some useful

TIPS:

1) Spread the holiday shopping throughout the year rather than

waiting until the last minute. This allows you to take advantage

of sales, and not spend your money all at once.

2) Decide on a spending limit before you go.

3) For those who travel, open a savings account to which you have

no easy access. Put away a little each month. Use the budgeting

calculator at index.asp?pg=tools_debtratio which

automatically gives you percentages of where your money goes and

how much you have left after the bills are paid.

As of December 2005, the Social Security Administration estimates

that in Oregon there were 60,701 people receiving Supplemental

Security Income (SSI). Of this total, 52,908 were disabled; 7,793

were aged. I know this population well because I am one of these

SSI recipients.

In 2006 the national average monthly income of a person with a

disability on SSI was $632. The 2006 federal poverty level for a

one-person household was $817 a month. Do the math and you will

see that the SSI stipend for a single person in 2006 was 23%

below the poverty level. In addition, there is a sizable but (at

least to me) unknown number receiving Social Security Disability

Insurance and Social Security Retirement whose incomes fall below

the poverty level.

Here in Multnomah County the 2000 census estimates that 6,936

people 65 and older (9.4%), and 16,936 people with disabilities

(21.5%) received incomes below the federal poverty level. Those

poverty estimates have increased since then. According to the

American Community Survey, we know that poverty in Multnomah

County increased from the Census Bureau's estimate of 12.7% in

2000 to 17.4% in 2005.

It is extremely difficult for a person to live on $632 per month.

The most glaring example of that difficulty is housing. According

to the July 2007 issue of Opening Doors, the disability-housing

newsletter, Oregon SSI recipients needed to pay 83% of their

income for an average studio, and 96.8% for an average one

bedroom apartment in 2006. These amounts would leave little money

left over for food, utilities and other necessities. Even with

the help of Food Stamps, widely regarded as insufficient and that

reach only 64.7% of those eligible in Oregon, getting by is still

difficult.

What can be done to ameliorate this appalling poverty among two

of our most vulnerable populations? Most importantly, an increase

in income.

On the federal level the average SSI stipend has been 23% below

poverty level since the program was created in 1972. Congress can

and should see to it that in this country no elder or disabled

individual has to exist on an income below the federal poverty

level.

Some of the states can help. Now, only 21 states provide a

supplement to SSI recipients. Unfortunately, the state providing

the smallest supplement-$1.70 a month-is none other than Oregon.

This paltry amount is more of an insult than a help. California

provides the monthly supplement of $233, and Washington provides

one of $46. Oregon should at least match Washington's amount.

State supplements are not the solution to the housing

affordability (and accessibility) problem for elders and people

with disabilities. More rental subsidies provided through

programs such as the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program, the

Section 811 Program for the disabled and the Section 202 Program

for the elderly are what is needed. That is why several national

organizations are calling for 150,000 new federal rent subsidies

during the next ten years for the disabled and elderly.

Addressing the poverty afflicting these two groups has been

delayed far too long. The time for action on this issue is now.

If you would like to return to work but have concerns about how

it will affect your SSI/SSDI, we would love to talk it over with

you. We can point out work-incentives to help you become self-

sufficient while keeping all or some of your benefits.

If you receive SSDI there is a trial work period. During the

first nine months you can make any amount of money and still

receive all your benefits. For SSI, the first $85 does not count.

After that only half your income is counted. There are other

work-incentives that can help you maintain those benefits. Please

call for an appointment to discuss the incentives to self-

sufficiency.

Samm McCrary is one of ILR's two WIN Information & Referral

Specialists. She is also a CADC II addictions counselor. Samm is

owned by Kita, an 11 year old tabby, and Precious, her companion

Labrador Retriever. Michael Malinowsky, ILR's newest WIN staff,

comes from PSU where he was an ardent advocate for students with

disabilities. He is extremely creative and is also a major

computer geek!!

Welcome Samm and Michael to ILR!

Learn about Homecare Worker Services- Receive a $25 Gift Card!!

Participants must have a Homecare Worker

CEP (Medicaid), OPI, Spousal Pay, or State Plan program to

receive a gift card.

Family or friends who assist in managing services are welcome

to attend with you as your representative.

To register please contact Suzanne by phone or E-mail at

STEPS@

Individual sessions also available - please call to schedule.

Suzanne Huffman, IL Training Coordinator

LIFT Tip #1: If you ride the Tri-Met LIFT, you can rest assured

that when inclement weather, e.g. snow, ice, wind, or hail, hits

your travel plans are affected. LIFT has inclement weather

policies everyone should know.

When the weather is okay by morning but gets rapidly worse, the

LIFT declares a Code Purple. This means that those who had used

the LIFT earlier will get rides back to their point of origin.

These return rides may be earlier than scheduled. Trips due to

originate after Code Purple are cancelled. Exceptions to this

rule are rides to radiation, chemotherapy, or dialysis. There is

an additional exception mentioned below.

When the morning weather is severe enough Tri-Met puts the fixed-

route busses on Snow Routes. Tri-Met LIFT calls this condition

Code Red. During a Code Red the LIFT only provides rides to

radiation, chemotherapy, or dialysis. All other rides are

cancelled. So if you don't want to travel in bad weather, you

needn't cancel your LIFT ride. Code Red cancelled it for you!

Finally, there is an added exception on Codes Red and Purple

days. If your area is a safe one in which to drive, i.e., clear

of snow and debris, you may ask to reinstate a cancelled ride.

You may not receive your original time, but the folks at LIFT

will do their best to get you a ride. A tip is to call early for

such reinstatements.

LIFT Tip #2: Every LIFT rider has an important relationship with

the telephone. When you book a ride the reservationist will ask

for the phone number of where you will be. Whenever possible give

this information. The driver coming for you may need directions;

or LIFT may want to let you know your ride is running late.

Sometimes you must be reached when there is an emergency, or your

vehicle went to the wrong location.

It is ideal to carry a cell phone, and to leave that number with

Reservations. Also, if you carry a cell phone you can ask a

question or request an Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) from

Dispatch. Cell phones are not cheap but prices are becoming more

reasonable. If you have no cell phone, look around at the places

you go for accessible telephones. Get those number(s). Telephones

can sometimes save the day in LIFT service.

Woman Endures Despite Health Issues

Christine Woodrich has seen her share of chaos and hardship in

her 42 years. The Oklahoma-born farm girl had an abusive mother,

married her first boyfriend and had the first of her four

children at 18. She has been married two more times since then.

Woodrich acknowledges she made bad choices in men. In 2002, a

boyfriend went to prison after a brutal assault that left her in

a wheelchair, homeless and so traumatized, she said she was

"almost signed over to the state."

Psychiatric treatment helped. Independent Living Resources [ILR]-

a Portland nonprofit that helps disabled people by providing

information, referral, guidance, and peer-counseling-got her into

support groups for people with disabilities who have been crime

victims. Five years later Woodrich is a new person. She feels much better

about who she is.

"I have come through so much, and I have blossomed," she said.

"ILR has been a huge blessing."

"It's also been her determination," says Patricia Kepler, her ILR

independent living specialist. "She has made huge leaps and

bounds."

But just as Woodrich was getting her life together, she began to

suffer from serious health problems. She had a stroke in 2003. She is going through chemotherapy, fighting her third bout of esophageal cancer. She has

keratoconus, a corneal eye disease that will eventually leave her

legally blind. She suffers from fibromyalgia, a chronic condition

characterized by fatigue and widespread pain, and celiac sprue

disease, or gluten intolerance. She takes 196 pills a week.

She lives in a downtown studio apartment on $623 a month with her

cat, Chloe - "the love of my life," she says. There are no men

in her life now.

She wants to make it up to her kids, now grown, for the trauma

they endured. She wants her children to say "Mom finally stood

fast, stood strong."

She would like a computer with special software for the blind so

she can e-mail her children, including a son who just returned

from 18 months serving with the Army in Baghdad. She would also

like a device that allows her to speak into her computer rather

than type, due to nerve damage in her hands, and a hand-held

barcode reader so she can make healthful food choices.

And she wants to be able to make her grandchildren Christmas

gifts.

BrailleNote Would Be Step Toward

Achieving Goals

Sean Ray has plenty of energy and ambition. She has written three

books, teaches computer basics as an Independent Living Resources

volunteer, and leads a women's support group there. She moderates

a prayer group online and does a women's Bible study too.

"I'm not `Super Blind Person,' though," she says with a laugh.

Ray, 39, and her husband, Todd Ray, who also is blind, live in a

Beaverton duplex with her Golden Retriever guide dog, River, on a

combined income of $934 a month. They met at a bus stop near

American River College in Sacramento and married in June 2000,

refusing to simply move in together as some advised, although

marriage reduced their Social Security disability income quite a

bit.

As busy as Ray is, she has still more dreams:

* To add a regular ministry out of her home to the weekly Bible

studies she does,

* To publish her Christian young-adult novel, "Breakthrough at

Silver Lake Camp,"

* To return to college so she can become a disability advocate,

like those who work for Independent Living Resources, a Portland

nonprofit dedicated to helping people with disabilities.

"My heart is actually for people and teaching people and showing

them, `Yes, you can succeed,`" she says.

Whether she becomes a disability advocate, writes books, or

continues with her home ministry, Ray very much could use a

BrailleNote, a sort of laptop designed specifically for blind

people, to help her achieve her goals.

"Now I want to do the college thing. If I could just get a degree

and use my writing, I could change some ideas," she says.

ILR Kicks Off 50th Anniversary

Warmth & Sunshine Greet "A Roll in the Park"

Saturday, October 13th proved a lucky day for participants at

ILR's 2nd Annual "A Roll in the Park" celebration. Weeks of

late-summer rain and cool temperatures gave way to warmth and

sunshine as 100 friends, community partners and consumers joined

for a celebration at the OMSI Courtyard on Portland's Eastbank

Esplanade.

The celebration honored dozens of ILR Volunteers and Community

Partners and launched a year of jubilee

honoring 50 years of services to people with disabilities.

Pictures of the 2007 Roll in the Park

Coming Soon to this Website

ILR Kicks Off 50th Anniversary

Community Sponsors Help ILR Roll Over the Years!

As we mark 50 years of creative and dedicated services to the

community, we thank our sponsors and honor our founders.

Anniversary Sponsors include: Washington Mutual, Kaiser

Permanente, Performance Mobility and Eastco Diversified Services.

Thank you!

Our history comes alive in our visionary founders, as well as

today's faces that will soon become new legends.

* The Sisterhood of Temple Beth Israel who formed Volunteer

Braille Services (VBS) in 1957,

* VBS leaders memorialized in 1972 with the Miriam Rosenfeld

Memorial Endowment Fund (still benefiting ILR Consumers today),

* Early Oregon advocates of the Independent Living Movement who

founded Access Oregon, and

* Vision Resources for Independent Living (formerly VBS) and Access Oregon merged into ILR in 1994.

Thank you to everyone who makes our work possible!

EXCITING NEW AND ONGOING ILR ACTIVITIES!

Advocacy Team.................................................1st

Monday 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting..................................4th

Thursday 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Crossroads Discussion: TBI Support Group..........2nd & 4th

Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Diabetic Support

Group.............................Thursdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

SAILS Orientation to ILR Service...........Fridays 1:00-2:30

p.m.

Vision Impairment Support Group............2nd Monday 10:00 a.m.-Noon

Women's Support Group ...........2nd & 4th Tuesday 10:30 a.m.-Noon

Thursday January 17, 2008-Going to the Movies!

Join us for an afternoon at the Bridgeport Theater, exact time

TBA.

RSVP to Patricia by Friday January 11.

Oregon Symphony - Date TBA!

There will be tickets available for one of the symphony

performances in January.

Check with Patricia for more information.

Tuesday February 11, 2008--Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum!

Come with us on a trip through space. Okay, how about a trip to

the space museum?

See the Spruce Goose and other classic planes.

Depart ILR by 9:30 am, Return by 3:30 pm. Space is limited, so

contact Patricia ASAP.

This is an all day event, so please bring lunch or money for the

museum caf‚.

Friday February 29, 2008-Blazers Basketball!

Portland Trailblazers vs. LA Lakers!

What a Match Up! Space is limited so reserve your tickets soon!

Friday March 21-Step Into Spring Party! 11:00

to 3:00

It's the first day of spring. What better way to celebrate than

with a party. There will be food, entertainment, games and fun.

Friday April 18, 2008-Spring Walk Among Nature

Join the ILR recreation group on a walk exploring one of Oregon's

many trails.

Bring your lunch and we will stop for a picnic. RSVP to Patricia

by Friday April 11.

Do you have recreation ideas for the recreation group?

Contact Patricia with your ideas at (503) 232-7411 or by email:

patricia@

I have been a Medicaid recipient for sixteen years, and an Oregon

Health Plan recipient for twelve. On January first I will enroll

in Medicare. My viewpoint is as both a consumer of government-

sponsored health services, and an advocate for vulnerable

populations. To begin with, I would like to state my three basic

principles on health care.

First, I regard comprehensive health care as a human right. I

believe health care should be granted to people by law, rather

than being treated as a privilege only for those who can afford

it. My second principle is that the only trustworthy guarantor of

health care is the government. The private, for-profit sector has

no mandate to act in a socially responsible manner. Government is

directly accountable to the people. My third principle is that

the right to health care should be delivered by a government-

funded, universal, single-payer system. I am fine with either the

British or Canadian systems. The Canadian system would probably

be an easier sell to the majority of Americans.

Recent polling on universal health care is encouraging. On

October 3rd the Aspen Institute/Zogby Poll reported: "Slightly

more than half of American adults (53%) believe the US government

should ensure that every person has health care, but support

jumps to 76% among those with less than $25,000 in household

income." The poll found that 42% of Americans would pay higher

taxes for all to have health coverage. Of the Democrats 92%

favored health care for all; 79% said they would pay higher taxes

if everyone was covered.

With the exception of Dennis Kucinich, no Democratic presidential

candidate supports a single-payer system. Instead the private

health-insurance companies are being wooed to manage the systems

proposed by other Democratic candidates. You may ask, what is

wrong with the private insurance companies? To give you an idea

on what to expect if private insurance companies manage a

universal health care system let me excerpt from a New York Times

article entitled, Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans:

"WASHINGTON, October 6(Tens of thousands of Medicare recipients

have been victims of deceptive sales tactics and had claims

improperly denied by private insurers that run the system's huge

new drug benefit program ... a review of scores of federal audits

has found. [The problems] include the improper termination of

coverage of people with HIV and AIDS, huge backlogs of claims and

complaints, and failure to answer telephone calls from consumers,

doctors, and drugstores. The audits document widespread

violations of patients' rights and consumer protection

standards."

Given such problems, why aren't more Democratic candidates

supporting a single-payer, universal system? The answer is

painful and disturbing. It is, I think, because the health

insurance and pharmaceutical companies own the playing field on

which this issue will be decided. There is big money at stake

here. Leighton Ku (Center on Budget & Policy Priorities)

estimates that expenditures on private health insurance for this

year will total $776 billion. A sum like this provides plenty for

political campaign contributions on both the national and state

levels. This is probably why we hear little criticism of health

insurance companies by politicians. As author Barbara Ehrenreich

remarks:

"The private health insurance industry is not big because it

relentlessly seeks out new customers. Unlike any other industry,

this one grows by rejecting customers. No matter how shabby you

look, Cartier, Lexus, or Nordstrom's will happily take your

money. Not Aetna. If you have a prior conviction(excuse me, a

pre-existing condition(it doesn't want your business. Private

health insurance is only for people who aren't likely to get

sick. In fact, why call it insurance, which normally embodies the

notion of risk-sharing? This is extortion."

Is it any wonder that the only single-payer bill before Congress

(HR 676) has not a prayer of passing? This is despite the fact

that 83 Representatives co-sponsored it. Columnist David Lazarus

of the Los Angeles Times recently received the diagnosis of Type

1 Diabetes that runs in his family. Mr. Lazarus concluded his

column, entitled Nation's Health Care Crisis Gets Personal, with

these words:

"Unfortunately, nearly all health care reform proposals on the

table center on expanding the existing system and pushing the

uninsured into high-cost individual policies that will make

private insurers even more profitable. This can't be the answer.

Single-payer isn't perfect. Critics say it can involve long waits

for treatment and can stifle innovation. My belief is that

Americans can get it right. We can learn from the examples of

other nations and refine things so that our health care is second

to none. It won't be easy. Then again, how much worse could it be

than the way things are now? As of this moment I'm completely

dependent on the US health care system to keep me alive. I, and

you, shouldn't have to settle for anything but the best."

ADAPT of Oregon is a disability rights organization made up of

People with Disabilities advocating for People with Disabilities.

We are affiliated with the national ADAPT Movement though we are

locally organized and independent. In the last few months we

have begun to form following an absence of a few years. We are

seeking to network with like-minded people and organizations as

we recruit members.

The newly formed ADAPT of Oregon, in partnership w/ILR and other

local disability organizations, is planning a rally for Feb. 4th,

2008 at the Capitol in Salem. The purpose of the rally will be

to galvanize the disability community in Oregon, and to

demonstrate that we, Oregonians with disabilities, are interested

in how the legislature handles disability issues.

Mass participation is key to the success of the rally, so we need

you to be involved.

For more information, or to arrange transportation to the rally,

please contact Kathryn at ILR

(503-232-7411) or Pam VanderVeer (503-246-6526).

Stay up to date on what's happening with the rally by joining the

ADAPT of Oregon email group: Adapt-of-Oregon-

subscribe@ or send us an email to

adaptoforegon@.

Flower Bulb Fundraiser

ILR is hosting a 1st Annual Flower Bulb Sale - a combined

fundraiser for ILR and ADAPT of Oregon. If you're looking for

spring flower-bulbs and want to help out a couple of great

causes, visit ILR in December. Bulbs will be gone by early

January. For info call Kathryn at ILR: (503) 232-7411, or Pam:

(503) 246-6526.

BRIDGES TO COMMUNICATION

OREGON PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

residential service protection fund

OTAP * OREGON TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

TDAP * TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES ACCESS PROGRAM

NEED HELP PAYING YOUR MONTHLY PHONE BILL? CONTACT OTAP:

Oregonians who are on a qualifying state assistance program may

receive a reduction in their monthly bill for local residential

telephone service.

HAVING TROUBLE OR UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE BY TELEPHONE? CONTACT

TDAP:

Loans specialized telecommunication equipment at no cost and with

no income restrictions to eligible Oregonians who are deaf,

hearing, vision, speech and mobility (upper extremities)

impaired.

ADDRESS:

550 Capitol St NE, Suite 215

Salem, OR 97301-2551

MAILING:

PO Box 2148

Salem, OR 97308-2148

PHONE:

800-848-4442 Voice

800-648-3458 TTY

503-378-6047 FAX

Download or complete applications at

E-mail: puc.otap@state.or.us or puc.tdap@state.or.us

The Mortgage Group, Bridges to Mobility

themtggrp@

bridgetomobility@

the-mortgage-



Homeownership Opportunities

Bridges to Mobility* now has a new, expanded mission...to provide

resources and guidelines for accessible living to professionals

and to the general public.

Are you looking to build a new home or searching for an existing

home with accessible features? There are homes available! In

association with Home Search One, Inc, we proudly present

. The Accessible Homes Portal. uses

special formulas to filter through the database of listings to

bring you a clear display of homes specific to your accessible

needs and desires. It is the first and only website where you can

view research MLS listings with accessible features as they come

onto the market. Go to to locate your home

today!

Mobility Rules* has created powerful tools that will assist

anyone in learning more about accessibility, quickly and simply.

We also work with realtors and contractors in the Portland metro

area who specialize in these areas. Please contact us at

for more information.

Making a Difference for Tomorrow

Cathie Ross, President

615 High Street, Suite A

Oregon City, OR 97045

Office: 503-557-1890

Cell: 503-780-9270

Your Support funds a wide variety of IL programs and services.

ILR is a non-profit organization that benefits people with

disabilities with funding from donations from individuals like

you. Your contributions

are deeply appreciated and tax-deductible within the rules and

requirements set by the IRS.

ILR Offers Many Opportunities to Support Our Mission

Shop Online at over 350 Stores

Merchants listed with Buy for Charity agree to pay a commission

on purchases at . Simply use this website

to contact your merchant and designate ILR as your favorite

cause.

Albertson's

Support ILR Services by buying groceries and using your

Albertson's card when you shop. Go to . Click

on "In the Community" then click on the Community Partners logo

link. Once you log in, click on "Sign me up". ILR's ID is

#49000129486. It's just that easy! Your Albertson's card is

activated and every time you present it to your cashier, 2% of

your purchase will be refunded to ILR!

Donate Your Vehicle to Us

Donated vehicles help raise funds for ILR and Volunteers of

America. In the process you get a great charitable deduction. The

towing is free; we do all the work. If you own a vehicle just

taking up space, please give Kathryn a call at 503-232-7411. We

offer our thanks to all of you who have made a donation in the

past.

Thank you for the ways each of you support our mission to serve

people with disabilities!

2008 Holiday Closures

New Year’s Day, January 1st

Martin Luther King Day, January 21st

Presidents Day, February 18th

Memorial Day, May 26th

Independence Day, July 4th

Labor Day, September, 1st

Veterans Day, November 11th

Christmas Eve & Day, December 24th & 25th

National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) is Recruiting New Leaders!

Applicants for the Governing Board Must: Have a disability, be between 15 & 28 years old, and wish to share their leadership and advocacy skills.

Governing Board Applications are at:

For more information please call 1-866-480-6565, or E-mail Betsy Valnes at

bvalnes@.

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